Various pastries, tarts, scones and slices were on display, but my willpower stayed steadfast. |
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Once again, the American people have been steadfast and determined not to lose our nerve. |
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So steadfast is Archer, that the West Indian is heard praising our hero's pluck and courage ever after. |
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But Rosa's rebellion, her refusal to move back, her decision to be steadfast and immovable in the faith set a community on fire. |
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Through the pages of the New Zealand Baptist and in other publications, he maintained a steadfast opposition to Romanism. |
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Just because he remained so steadfast in an execrated cause, entry into the acceptance world seems to have acquired all the more value. |
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The average soldier soon discovers to always be the yes-man, always stay motivated, and always know that the army is steadfast in its supremacy. |
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They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession. |
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On the contrary, she was steadfast in the face of strong military pressure in the final years of the Suharto regime. |
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He has remained a faithful and steadfast cheerleader for Langley, though he admits that the agency's image could do with some polishing. |
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This book is an amazing testimony to the power of the intellect and of steadfast faith in very troubled times. |
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As for the coronation of the new King, it stands firm, steadfast and unshaken. |
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And in fairness to the Bush administration, they've been pretty steadfast in urging the European Union to admit Turkey to their club. |
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I treasure your friendship because we are steadfast affirmers of the same belief and that makes us profoundly one. |
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We need to take seriously their steadfast refusal to admit even their most obvious mistakes. |
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It was his steadfast refusal to keep learning that ultimately brought down Hamed. |
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This will require our country to unite in steadfast determination and resolve. |
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She should rest assured that great reward awaits her if she only be steadfast. |
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When treated well, dogs can be loyal companions, good-natured playmates for children and steadfast protectors of home and hearth. |
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With such a rock-solid and steadfast premise, the most drastic changes to the show usually involve cast replacements. |
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The British government has remained steadfast in its refusal to return the marbles. |
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Members of this new commission should be chosen from honest, steadfast and impeccable people. |
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My own patronage of his shop has been steadfast over these 27 years since that initial purchase. |
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Now these grotesque, giant cybernauts shall come face to face with the steadfast resolve of this residual band. |
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The daughter's steadfast refusal to enter into a state of matrimony is in large part due to having a secret lover of her own. |
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Her steadfast delivery favours conviction over decoration and never overstates the point. |
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She had remained steadfast in her faith and had continued to tell her beads on her fingers. |
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Left alone and disregarding danger, mindful of her pledged devotion to her true friend, the redeemed sinner sat steadfast at the tomb. |
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In this psalm, all of history is interpreted as proof of the unfailingness of the steadfast love of God. |
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You've got to just hold steady and steadfast and unwavering in certain situations. |
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He was steadfast in his devotion, firm in his beliefs, and constant in his prayerful entreaties. |
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The steadfast and stubborn denial of guilt leads to the complete inability to recognise actual innocence. |
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So there he lay asleep, the steadfast goodly Odysseus, fordone with toil and drowsiness. |
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This is an eloquent testimony to her determination, indomitable spirit and steadfast commitment to the cause. |
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Moreover, contrition must be continual, and a man must keep and hold a steadfast purpose to shrive himself and to amend his way of life. |
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His papacy was an intriguing mix of the warm and humane with steadfast readings of scripture and church doctrine. |
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I truly believe that a country where the people hold steadfast to their dreams will some day see them come to fruition. |
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He left as his legacy not the dream of an independent state, but a corrupt and chaotic system and the steadfast refusal to compromise. |
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It is unfortunate and painful to see the fall of a dream city that earned a steadfast place in the international arena. |
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They have been there, they have been there, steadfast in the fight against terrorism. |
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Adding support to the price appreciation has been the steadfast commitment by OPEC to continually reduce the supply of Crude Oil. |
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The amount of exhibitors as well as the visitor numbers speaks of the fair's steadfast popularity. |
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He encouraged all press freedom institutions and UNESCO to be steadfast in defending the principle of freedom of expression. |
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From this vision derives the strength to be steadfast, remain firm and work to change the reality in which we find ourselves. |
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To show we will be resolute in bringing people who harm Americans to justice, and standing steadfast during these protests. |
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Romney is steadfast in constantly casting the election as a one-dimensional referendum on the incumbent president. |
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Their steadfast love in the face of horror can only be admired. |
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What I did have is a steadfast belief in the vitality of music. |
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Our incentive and mandate to remain wholly autonomous remains steadfast. |
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We remained steadfast, defied the odds, and in the intermedia comparison ended the year quite respectably, particularly in Switzerland. |
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The hearts of those who are united with the Word of God are deep, centered around the Lord, steadfast and unshakable in all circumstances. |
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There is a strong commitment to create the space for private sector activity on the continent and we shall be steadfast in pursuit of this goal. |
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While many doubted that Carlson's process, based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity, could really work consistently, he remained steadfast. |
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Be steadfast in the Lord, seek every opportunity to witness to his love and grace. |
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Paul Ryan, meanwhile, has remained steadfast in his adoration of Atlas Shrugged. |
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The government is also considering abolishing the steadfast paternal system where only a man qualifies as the head of a family, regardless of age or financial resources. |
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I admire his steadfast refusal to be anyone other than himself. |
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We are going to have to be steadfast in our anger yet measured in our justice. |
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She paired that dream to a steadfast commitment to improvement and a genuine passion for the slopes. |
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In the months following the death of our newborn daughter, I had remained steadfast in my faith, devout and prayerful. |
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If we are not to lose heart, we must be steadfast in prayer so that we may seek the Lord and his will in all we do and all we are. |
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In fact, all the people of Saxony-Anhalt have to be steadfast to make themselves noticed. |
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In sync with his cooking dogma is his steadfast managing style. |
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Yet certain circles have shown a steadfast desire to relegate Kurdish Turks to the status of minority. |
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Being a steadfast ally of the US doesn't mean being a patsy. |
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The unostentatious efficiency and self-discipline of these steadfast men was as fine as any achievement of Australians in the war. |
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Mr. Vanderwaeren is always available during an emergency mission and his steadfast determination sets an example for his shipmates. |
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The Association must hold steadfast on the suspension and debarment. |
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Bucking the trend, Belarus remained steadfast in its role as Europe's last actual executioner. |
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It is imperative that the Democrats ask Bush whether he intends to honor that obligations and force him to make a public proclamation of his steadfast commitment to do so. |
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The film's segues into the seedier side of Austria are always appropriately shocking, and Erika's steadfast resolve in these environments is an utterly jarring anachronism. |
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At times, even other bands found Pearl Jam's steadfast desire to keep playing but grow smaller confounding. |
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We must let those in distress know that we will be steadfast and that we will be there for them for as long as it takes. |
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The stick here was Argentina's steadfast refusal to pay any amount on the old bonds. |
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Hence our unequivocal and steadfast opposition to the majority of its aims. |
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The show-stealer, though, is Jerry Adler, as the agent whose steadfast crabbiness even Hawaii cannot conquer. |
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Unlike many other insurance companies, we have remained steadfast about retaining our mutual character. |
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China was steadfast in its support of the least developed and landlocked developing countries. |
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What humility, what devotedness and what steadfast faith you and the Sons of Mary have! |
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However long and arduous, and at times discouraging, the Sirte talks might turn out to be, I think we must be steadfast for peace in Sudan. |
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On behalf of the Executive Director, he thanked the Board members for their strong and steadfast support. |
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We remained steadfast to our corporate responsibility priorities, including our focus on diversity and employment equity. |
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Second, that he must have been a proud and caring father to want to take a snap of his daughter despite her steadfast refusal to crack a smile. |
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I envy my refusenik friends their steadfast commitments to stay in, and contentment in doing so. |
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One reason I kept going was the steadfast support and understanding of my wife, Heather. |
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New Zealand has always been a steadfast friend to Canada and we are honoured to host the first Prime Ministerial visit in eleven years. |
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Australia hopes that all delegations will match your efforts with the same steadfast commitment to getting our substantive work under way. |
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It will he there, musing, quiet, steadfast, not fading and not particularly threatful, but of itself alone serene, of itself alone triumphant. |
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He undercuts the sentimental story with a dry, epigrammatic visual wit and a steadfast integrity that, happily, he is still plying, at the age of a hundred. |
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And this is the time for us to be steadfast, not get weak in the knees. |
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Republicans like their leaders to be steadfast. |
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You have to be steadfast about what you believe in. |
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The brain can be steadfast in guarding the secrets of its illnesses. |
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We'll be focused, and we will be steadfast in our determination. |
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Let us be steadfast in our opposition to these atrocities. |
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This is something in respect of which we need to be steadfast and in which we need to be cautious, because we must ensure that the situation does not deteriorate further into bloodshed and anarchy on the streets of Kiev. |
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Herein lies Canada World Youth's real value: to nurture the capacities in young people to be steadfast citizens of the world, committed and actively involved in their own communities throughout their lives. |
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And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah. for Allah sees Well all that ye do. |
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Be clear and be steadfast in the work of in the word of the Lord. |
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In keeping with the spirit of cooperation, it is indispensable for the international community to be steadfast and bold enough to take equally difficult decisions to address the climate change crisis without delay. |
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It has been the steadfast endeavour of the writer to get crosses from such dogs of acknowledged Irish Wolfhound blood as were to be found, in preference to simply crossing opposite breeds to effect the desired object. |
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The International scientific community remembers Justine and Yves Sergent as a devoted and steadfast couple, and Justine Sergent as an unparalleled theoretician and methodologist. |
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It is at once a memory and an incarnation of everything old and steadfast in New York, on a par in its augustness with antiquities like the Oak Room, the waterfront, La Cosa Nostra and the corner Irish bar. |
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She had the qualities of her native land and a certain tendency to be lenient, but under her administration, the Presentation lost nothing in its steadfast work for the service of Charity. |
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While many valve manufacturers are focused on cutting corners to save costs, we hold steadfast to our core design principals and relentlessly pursue product and process improvements. |
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It remains steadfast in its commitment to the time-tested values of solidarity, tolerance and respect for nature, responsible stewardship, good governance, transparency and shared accountability. |
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As we stand at the threshold of a new age, a new millennium, it is imperative to interpret global dynamics correctly and make steadfast and intensive efforts to fulfil our ideals. |
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If a bride paid for her wedding day shoes with pennies, then this was a guarantee for her future husband that she would be a frugal, loyal and steadfast wife. |
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Therefore, my beloved brothers, be you steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. |
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These were people who drew on spiritual resources to keep steadfast for movements of peace and democracy and rural development under conditions that would have made most of us give up ages ago. |
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The United States stands steadfast in its support for the Afghan people as they seek to overcome the challenges of the past 30 years and work with the international community to defeat a common enemy. |
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On the energy production front, governments must remain broad-minded and not rule out any fuel source or technology option, if we are to remain steadfast in our goal of a low carbon world. |
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Their influence in Paris would be more impactful and more lasting than trying to convince a prepared and steadfast university endowment community to alter its ways. |
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I urge them to remain steadfast and keep the peace process on track. |
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The agreement is a landmark for both organisations, and will aim at delighting its customers with steadfast project management and products of superior technology. |
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Our support has been unwavering and steadfast. |
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Despite the traumatic way she learned of her son's death, Irwin said her faith in the Department of Criminal Investigations, the body looking into the killing, was steadfast. |
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By contrast, since forming government the Conservative Party has remained steadfast in its new-found opposition to the idea that the flag should be lowered upon the death of a Canadian soldier. |
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They were a testament to what could be achieved with the requisite national determination and the steadfast support of the international community. |
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It reflects the continuing and steadfast commitment by our partners to helping us advance these very effective plant technologies into worldwide commercial markets. |
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We want to assure our unitholders of our steadfast commitment to pursue our growth for an optimal return on their investment in Cominar REIT, which will remain an attractive, secure value in the future. |
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Our commitment and goodwill remain steadfast. |
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A special word of thanks must go out to our delegates, for their steadfast support and contributions through the years to the development of the Mutual. |
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However, some indication on accuracy can be derived from the capacity of the source to show steadfast and consistent data, with long and coherent historical series. |
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Throughout her career, she was steadfast in her protection of women, children, Aboriginal people, people of colour and other disadvantaged groups in society. |
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Pitney Bowes was honoured for its steadfast commitment to recruiting and integrating skilled immigrants into its workforce and senior leadership team. |
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With regard to this, I would like to express, once again, our deep gratitude for the steadfast support shown by France and French institutions, helping to make this happy ending possible. |
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Sir William's elder brother, Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley, was not as steadfast. |
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In that fight, Corrales' corner surrendered despite Corrales' steadfast refusal. |
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However, with the onset of the Great Depression, the painting came to be seen as a depiction of steadfast American pioneer spirit. |
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A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds. |
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But reappearing with calm, steadfast ray, A sealight cleaves the murky, sullen dark. |
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To date, the league has been steadfast in backing Snyder as well. |
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The United States has remained steadfast in its prohibition of double jeopardy. |
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Accordingly, we are steadfast about our specifications, the materials used and a handcrafting process. |
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Our commitment remains steadfast to ensure that every Subway Footlong sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide. |
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Lumumba's attempts to Africanise the military met with steadfast resistance from the officer corp, leading to an uprising throughout the country by the African ranks. |
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This period of his rule was characterized by political repression, censorship, and human rights violations but the US were steadfast in their support. |
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Today the movement has considerably more weight and evidence of its claims, but a considerable proportion of the population remains steadfast smokers. |
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Romney as insufficiently steadfast in his conservativism in this very conservative state, threatening a scorched-earth approach to the primary to be held there on Jan. |
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